a requirement for explicit policies on the 'overprovision' of licensed premises; mandatory restrictions on price promotions in the on- and off-trades; and limitations on opening hours for off-licences.Conclusion Scotland has developed alcohol policies several times addressing long-standing licensing weak...
Byline: Alan Roden Scottish Political ReporterSCOTLAND'S worsening alcohol epidemic is claiming a life every four hours, doctors will reveal today.The British Medical Association has exposed a staggering fourfold increase in the number of people suffering from alcoholic liver disease over the past deca...
In Scotland, socioeconomic gradients (measured using area-level income deprivation) in alcohol-attributable deaths were slightly steeper with increasing off-premise alcohol outlet density (Richardson et al., 2015). However, this study did not find evidence of effect modification when using on-premise...
this is very dependent on the individual. I have taught people in more hours and then some in less and they’ve still passed the test. The amount of lessons required is all dependent on the individual, as we all have our own learning curves. ...
Yamazaki whisky is not Scotch, but it’s made with the tradition of the whiskies of Scotland at its core. Spiritual and deep, the soul place of Japanese whiskey is one of the ways that it’s been described. Yamazaki 18-year-old whisky is elegant with a deep amber color. It has aromas...
Alcovision oversamples residents of Scotland and 18-34 year-olds to allow detailed analyses of these smaller populations. Kantar then construct sampling weights based on age-gender groups, social class and geographic region using UK census data. We have updated these weights using a bespoke raking...
Behold — the sales pitch: “Nosferatuis plaguing theLiving Dead Dolls™collection fromMezco Toys™.Count Orlokrises again, based onMax Schreck‘siconic portrayal inF.W. Murnau‘s1922 silent horror masterpiece. The newly redesigned doll stands 10″ and is outfitted in his signature frock coat...
Then June came along and the horribilis continued. I started June with a new story idea. Yes, it’s set in Scotland again. And yes, I have ideas all the time. But what made this one special is that it was finally a contemporary romance idea. Truly a first. I don’t like contempora...
These strategies could be considered gender stereotypes, and public health initiatives such as #dontpinkmydrink (Alcohol Focus Scotland, 2017; Emslie, 2022) aim to challenge and raise awareness of female-oriented alcohol marketing that is regarded as patronising women through the use of stereotypical...
and some suspect that this has led to an increase in children exposed to alcohol in the womb. Jonathan Sher, a public health advocate who leads the Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives program at the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland, says that the stress wrought by the pandemic has...